Bedstead and bed bottom



May 1930.l c. R. MINTER BEDSTEAD AND BED BOTTOM i5 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Oct. 20, 1927 .4 I' l l ttozmq se@ l May 27, 1930.

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BEDSTEAD AND BED BOTTOM i Filed OCb. 20, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 .f im i-777;@

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Patented May 27, 1930.

- tiene Y CHARLES R. MINTER, F GORDON, GEORGIA BlllDS'lH'llAIDr AND BED BOTTOM Application meal october 2o, 1927. serial No. 227,523.

- This invention relates to improvements inv bedsteads and bed-bottoms, and has for one of its objects to provide novel and serviceable devices of this kind of which the latter shall be yielding and vyieldingly supported to the.

view, the nature of which will become ap-A parent as th'e` description proceeds, the in'- vention consists of the construction, combination and arrangement' of partsl hereinafter ullydescribed and claimed, and illustrated' in the accompanying drawings, wherein: c y

kFigure 1 is a sectional view'taken on a plane extending vertically and centrally through a bedstead and bed-botten; constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken lonthe horizontal planes indicated by the` line 2-2 ofFigure1," l' f y Figure 3 isaidetail top plan view'of a y fragmentary portion ofthe bed-bottom, and Figure 4 is a' sectionalV view taken on' the planes indicated bythe line l-l of Figure l. 30 Corresponding andlike parts are referred to in the following description, and designated in the Aseveral'views of the accompanying drawings, by similar reference Y characters. v Y

The bedstead comprises a head member 1, foot member 2 and side rails 3. vThe bedstead may be made of wood or metal, and the Y from the bars 4 by coil springs 7. vCoil,

springs 8- which are lighter than the coil springs 7, arev secured tothe bars 5 and 6 and serve to cushion the'. reaction of the springs 7 The springs 7 and 8 arelocated within the head and foot members 1' and 2 which are` provided at their inner sides with vertical slots 9. Head levers 10 and. foot levers 10u or" angular formation, are pivotally secured through the medium of their horizcntal arms to the bars 6. The horizontal arms of the levers 10 and 10n pass through the slots 9.1 The vertical arms of the levers 10 and "10a extend downwardly, and'secured to the lower ends of these `arms is a coil spring 11 which iunctions to normally maintain the horizontal arms of the levers in horizontal position. Y

The bed-bottom comprises flexible rods 12, heady links 13 connected by cross bars 14,'jl'oot links 15V connected by cross bars' 1G, and spring rods 17 and 18. The rods 12 are connected to the linksl 13 and 15 adjacent the upper ends of the latter. l The rods 17 are` connected to the lower ends of the head links 13 as shown at 19,'a`nd are pivotally connected as shown at 20to the foot levers 10a. rlhe rods V18 are connected as at 21 to the lower ends of the toot links15, and vare pivotally lower ends of the head links 13 are 'connected to the head floating bar 6 by stay rods 23, and the lower ends of the foot links 15 are connected to the loatingootbar Gby stay rods"24=. r Stay springs 25 are secured at their upper ends tofcross-b'ars 26 which are located below the rods 12` and slidably connected thereto by'sleeves 27. The lower ends of certainV oi." the springs Y25l are slidably connectedgto the rods 17, and the` lower lends of the remainderV of the these springs are slidaconnected as at 22 to the head levers 10. The y blyconnected tothe rods 1'8. The connection 1 l between the springs l25v androds 17 and 15v is established through the medium of loops ,Y 2 8 formed on the flower ends of the springs Y andembracing the rods. The Ysprings y25 may, since they are slida'bly connected to the rods1`2, 17 and 18, be adjustedtowards and asoccasionI may remiire.y Y Y Y l The mattress 29vmay `be supported directly from the 'bed-bottom by.v being placed vfrom the vtransverse center of the bed-bottom upon` the flexible rods' 12 or it :may vbe Ysupported from the bed-'bottom through the medium of springs 80, as shown in Figure l. The springs are secured at their lower ends to the rods 12 and at their upper ends to longitudinal tie bars 31;

As the rods l2 are iexible,1and as they are held under tension by the spring 11, spring rods 17 and 18, and springs 25, the bed-bottom possesses the desired elasticity. n View the1eo,'and as the bed-bottom is yieldingly suspended from the bedstead', it

will afford the maximumucomfort'. The' bed-bottom is yieldingly maintained in a horizontal position by coil springs SQthat'are secured to the upper ends of the linksl and l5 and to thefloating bars 6. Thesesprings and the springs 8, which latter cushion the reactiono the springs 7, assist in rendering the bed-bottom comfortable. t A

. It should be understood that the drawings springs secured to and between the flexible rods and spring rods, and stay rods secured to the lower ends of the links and to the pivot members of the levers. Y Y

2. In combination, a bedstead, head levers,

foot levers, springy means supported by the bedstead and connectedto and suporting the levers, pivot members connecting the levers tothe spring supporting means,V inclined head and foot links, flexible rods connecting the upper ends of the head. andy foot links,'spring Y rods securedto the lowerrendsof theghead linksand to-the foot levers, andspring rods secured tothe lower ends oi? `the 'foot links:V

and to the headlevers.. y 4 p. Y 3. In combination, a bedstead, head levers, foot levers spring means supported bythe bedstead and connected toand Vsupporting the levers, Vpivot Y members connecting the.-

the levers, pivot members connecting the levers to the spring supporting means, inclined head and foot links, flexible rods connecting the upper ends of the head and foot links, spring rods secured to the lower ends of the head links and tothe foot levers, spring rodssecured to the lower ends of the foot linkfsand to. thehead. levers, and stay, rods secured to the pivot members and to the lower ends of" the links.

Incombinationgra bedstead, head levers, foot levers, spring means supported by the vbedstead andeonnected to and supporting the levers, pivot vmembers' connecting the levers` to the-spring 'supporting means, inclined head and foot links, flexible rodsconnecting theu'pper endsoffthefhead and' foot.-

links, springrods secured to the lower ends of the head links and'to 4thefoot levers, spring rods secured'tothelower ends of the foot links and'to tli ehead'levers,.stay springs slid- 1 a-bly eonnectedto the liLeXible-rodsland to the springA rods, and stay rods connected? to the pivot membersand to the lower ends of the links. n i

6., yIn combination, a bedstead, a headbar, means, yieldingly supporting.y the head bar fromthe bedstead,"liead levers pivotedto the head bar, a, foot bar, means yieldinglysupporting the foot bar fromthe bedstead, foot levers pivotedto the foot bar, springs connecting, and opposingqdownward movementn of the head and' foot levers, and a bed-bot tom connected tov and supported from the levers.l

7. In combination, a bedst'ead",` a head bar, means yieldingly supporting.,the head bar from the bedstead, head levers' pivot'ed'" to the vheadbar, a foo-t bar, means yieldingly supporting the foot bar from the bedstea'd, footlevers pivoted to the foot bar, springs: connecting and opposing downward Inovement of the head and foot levers, a be'dbottom connected to and supported from the,

lever's,;,and means for cushioning thereae-` tion of the suspendingmeans.

n ,testimonyV whereof' I' aliix, my signature.

s CHAnnnsgR. MINTER;

levers to the spring supporting means, `inclinedhead and foot linksf1eXible rods connec-tingthe upper endsof the head. and footf links, spring rods secured to the lower ends of the headlinks andto the :tootY levers, spring..

rods `securedto the lowerendsoi' the. toot links andY toA the. headlevers, and stay springs slidably connected to theliexible rods andto.,

the springs rods.

4. In combinatioma beds-teadghead"levers, i

foot levers, spring. means. supported byl ,the

bedstead .ands connected` to and n supporting v 

